Just in case you watched Prince Andrew's 2019 Newsnight interview, saw that interview in this year's film Scoop and still want more, the Prime Video series A Very Royal Scandal is retelling the grisly tale from September 19.
A Very Royal Scandal – Official Trailer | Prime Video
Like Scoop, A Very Royal Scandal will see how Andrews' attempts to explain his involvement with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein only embroiled him further in controversy, leading to his decision to step back from public duties. Only this time around, it's Michael Sheen playing the Duke of York and Ruth Wilson portraying interviewer Emily Maitlis, rather than Rufus Sewell and Gillian Anderson.
And this is far from the first time that rival projects have tackled the same topic in the same year. In fact, we have a dozen and a half examples of that phenomenon from the past 60 years…
Family sitcoms took a spooky turn with these two black-and-white series, the former on CBS, the latter on ABC. Addams Family star John Astin tried to distance the two offerings in a 1965 interview with The Capital Times, according to MeTV, adding, "None of us like to be compared to the Munsters."
